Science Education Intern

Savvas Learning Company • Northbrook, IL

8d • Hybrid

About The Position

Are you a current undergraduate student looking for an exciting summer opportunity? Savvas Learning Company is seeking bright, motivated undergraduate students to join us for our dynamic 8-week Product Development Internship in Northbrook, IL. You will join us for eight weeks and gain valuable experience within the educational publishing industry. Over the summer, participants will receive guidance from top teams in the K-12 education field, work on real-life business projects, attend weekly informational sessions to learn about other business areas, network with other students, attend off-site events, and finally, present a project to Savvas’ senior leaders at the end of the summer to showcase the impact you’ve made on our business. As an Editorial Intern, you will use your educational background and on-the-job training to assist in the development process for your assigned content area to create innovative instructional materials for use in K-12 schools. Our Interns own have manageable assignments, support diverse programs, experience a variety of editorial tasks, and contribute meaningfully to the development of K-12 educational materials. Intern positions are full-time opportunities, 40 hours per week, requiring a hybrid work schedule with two (2) days onsite at our Northbrook, IL office. You’ll typically be on-site on Wednesdays and another day as determined by you and your mentor during the first week of the program. As an Editorial Intern for our Science content development team, you will use your educational background, in combination with on-the-job training, in the development process for innovative instructional materials for use in K-12 schools. The Intern will have manageable assignments on various Science programs to experience a variety of editorial tasks and contribute meaningfully to the development of K-12 educational materials.

Requirements

• You are a current student enrolled in an undergraduate program from an accredited college or university, graduating after August 2026, studying Education, a Science discipline, or Publishing
• You can commit to a full-time role (40 hours per week) for eight weeks out of the summer
• You’re enthusiastic about working in a hybrid environment, onsite a minimum of two days per week in our Northbrook, IL office
• You’re proficient in software used during the product development process, including MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Adobe Acrobat
• You’re organized and manage time well
• You have an aptitude and desire to learn new software applications
• You’re a great communicator, verbally and in writing
• You can multitask and set priorities, and you complete assigned tasks on schedule with the required level of quality
• You’re open to using constructive feedback to refine your skills, and you’re open to working collaboratively on a team
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.; our internship opportunities are not eligible for sponsorship

Responsibilities

• Correlate instructional content to state standards
• Review digital reading texts and develop metadata
• Review manuscript from a vendor for quality, accuracy, and adherence to guidelines
• Participate in the development of content and assemble documents for digital shared content objects (SCOs)
• Review SCOs for quality and accuracy; follow Savvas Learning process for documenting defects
• Participate in the development of pagination logs
• Actively participate in meetings and informational presentations about the educational publishing process

Benefits

• Real Assignments, Real Impact - From day one you’ll be viewed as a valuable asset to our team, participating in meetings and allowed to share your input and feedback
• Collaboration and Mentorship - You’ll have an opportunity to work alongside associates from all levels of the business
• Paid Experience - Get paid to learn! We offer market-competitive pay for all positions
• Flexible Work Arrangements - We offer hybrid work arrangements, allowing you the flexibility to work from home and also gain valuable face-to-face collaboration and networking skills at our office locations
• Holiday Pay - You’ll be paid for any company-observed holidays throughout the internship
• Team Building Activities - You’ll have fun building rapport with fellow interns at our company-hosted offsite events

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees